After saying that, Sha Li gradually turned into irregular grains of sand.
Then he began to merge with the earth beneath his feet, disappearing within a few blinks of an eye.
Although the Azure Lightning Flute had cleared away most of the poisonous mist in the valley, dense poisonous fog still lingered in its depths.
Tang Lan waited in place for a long time without seeing Sha Li emerge, so he had no choice but to continue exploring alone.
Protected by the Azure Lightning Flute at his waist, all poisonous mist within thirty feet of Tang Lan dispersed on its own.
When Tang Lan entered the cave where the Rock Crystal Scorpion King had once dwelled, he discovered several rows of obscure ancient characters carved into the cave wall.
As he reached out and touched the dark-purple stone wall, Tang Lan vaguely felt a faint warmth coming from it.
It was as if a massive furnace were burning behind the mountain wall.
"What kind of writing is this? I don't remember this being any ancient script from the Soul Master World that I know!"
Tang Lan crouched on the ground, staring at the characters in deep thought as he muttered under his breath.
But Ning Xian, within the Black Knife Massacre, let out a cry of surprise and actually took human form as he emerged from the Demigod Artifact.
Tang Lan had never seen this fellow so excited before.
Ning Xian said, "Th-this can't be the legendary First-Generation Ancient Script, can it?!"
Tang Lan looked puzzled and asked, "What is First-Generation Ancient Script?"
He knew there were many ancient scripts. For instance, he could not recognize the ancient writing from Ning Xian's era.
But from Ning Xian's words, Tang Lan could tell that he clearly recognized this script.
"First-Generation Ancient